The United Nations called for a cessation of hostilities between the army and fighters loyal to South Sudan’s deputy ...

The Republic of South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011, following decades of bloody civil war. However, ...

Crisis Group's Daniel Akech on stirrings of renewed civil war in South SudanThe South Sudanese army recaptured the town of Nasir on 19 April, in a setback for the opposition militia that had seized it ...

As the gateway to the Sahara, the Sahel and the Horn of Africa, Sudan’s location gives it enormous geostrategic importance ...

There are alarming signs that history is about to repeat as domestic political factions position themselves for a return to ...

Pope Francis kissed the feet of South Sudan's rival leaders in a dramatic call for peace. His death rekindles memories of ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. The Vatican said Francis suffered a stroke which led to a coma and his heart to fail, as ...

South Sudan's army said it had recaptured a key town in Upper Nile state that it lost to an ethnic Nuer militia in March in ...

The top United Nations official in South Sudan is urging the U.N. Security Council to use its clout to prevent the world’s ...

South Sudan's main opposition party seeks an international probe into alleged rights abuses in recent fighting that saw ...

Riek Machar (L) and Salva Kiir (R) - seen here together in 2020 - had been allies within the SPLM before falling out Rising tensions in the east African country of South Sudan, culminating in the ...

Rising tensions in the east African country of South Sudan, culminating in the 26 March arrest of Vice-President Riek Machar, have sparked concerns that the world's youngest nation is heading for ...